In this webinar, Ethan takes center stage and presents cool facts, tips, and useful tools for learning bird sounds. He focuses on how to learn sounds, particularly with the terms birders use to describe them. There is also information on how to record sounds. Paige and Zeb join to moderate questions, and introduce the newest resource for Missouri birders, MObirdsong. The team then answers some great attendee questions until the end.
Here is a list of resources mentioned during the webinar:
Bird Song Mobile Apps
Song Sleuth: https://www.songsleuth.com
The Warbler ID Guide (a companion to the book): http://www.thewarblerguide.com
Desktop Applications for looking at sounds
Raven Pro and Raven Lite (Free) https://ravensoundsoftware.com
Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org
Online Resources
Nathan Pieplow’s Blog with references to his books, “Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds” http://earbirding.com/blog/specs
Xeno-canto “Sharing Bird Sounds from Around the World” https://www.xeno-canto.org
Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s “Birds of the World” (requires subscription) https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home
Missouri Bird Songs! mobirdsong.org
Books
Many by Donald Kroodsma. I’d recommend, “The Singing Life of Birds: the Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong” http://donaldkroodsma.com
The Warbler ID Guide http://www.thewarblerguide.com
Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America (covers Missouri) http://earbirding.com/blog/book
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